In this public lecture, Dr Konadu reflected on his new work, Many Black Women of this Fortress, a biography of three women, namely Graça, Mónica and Adwoa who lived in the 16th century against the backdrop of the very origins of global empires, slavery, capitalism, modern religious dogma and anti-Black violence.

Featuring an in-depth interview with curator Nkule Mabaso, with contributions from ICA Director, Jay Pather, Wits academic Samuel Ravengai and founder of the Moving Stories Theatre Organisation, Aphiwe Mpahleni. The focus was to explore a lesser-known facet of Mabaso's diverse practice: her experience creating and curating performative interventions and installations that probe the politics of hair and beauty.

The 3rd Space Symposium, Decolonisation, and the Creative Arts was an interdisciplinary event exploring ideas around the imperative to decolonise the university, the role of the creative arts in provoking change, and the dialectic between the settled nature of academic curricula and the spontaneity of transformation.